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Image / Exterior view of Grauman's Chinese Theater from across the street, Hollywood, ca.1938

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Title
Exterior view of Grauman's Chinese Theater from across the street, Hollywood, ca.1938
Contributor
Conrich, Robert S. (donated 1983)
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1938
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of Grauman's Chinese Theater from across the street, Hollywood, ca.1938. Two palm trees can be seen on either side of a tent set up in front of the building at center. A Chinese-style roof is visible, while the building is taller at left and at right. Two pointed towers can be seen on top of the roof at left and right. An American flag is visible on the sidewalk at left, while at least four people can be seen outside the theater. A paved road can be seen in the foreground.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
10 x 13 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m3241
USC-0-1-1-3313 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-41631
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m3241
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-41631.jpg
Subject
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Los Angeles--Hollywood--Architecture--Commercial--Theaters
Theaters
Performance sites
Time Period
circa 1938
Place
California
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood
Los Angeles
USA
Source
41631 [Accession number]
CHS-41631 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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